Gender and the path to awakening : hidden histories of nuns in modern Thai Buddhism /

Gender and the path to awakening : hidden histories of nuns in modern Thai Buddhism /

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Author / Creator:	Seeger, Martin, author.
Imprint:	Copenhagen, Denmark : NIAS Press, 2018. ©2018
Description:	xvii, 341 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; no. 144 Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; no. 144.
Subject:	Buddhist nuns -- Thailand. Buddhist nuns -- Thailand -- History. Women in Buddhism -- Thailand. Buddhist convents -- Thailand. Sex role -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism. Women -- Thailand -- Social conditions. Buddhist convents. Buddhist nuns. Women in Buddhism. Women -- Social conditions. Thailand. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11730680

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ISBN:	8776942589 9788776942588
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (299-327) and index.
Summary:	"In this book Seeger lays out the nuances and varying conceptions of female renunciation in modern Thai Buddhism. Centered on long-term textual and ethnographic research on six remarkable female practitioners, Seeger considers trends and changes over the last 140 years in the practices of female renunciants and their devotees. He also investigates understandings of female sainthood in Thai Buddhism, its expressions in material culture, and the importance of orality and memory in Thai Buddhist epistemology. Supported by interviews and careful study of sermons, hagiographies, and hitherto untranslated and rare Thai sources, this book examines the social backgrounds, modes of expression, veneration, and historical contexts of Thai women pursuing the Buddhist ideal. Rich in ethnographic detail and with additional grounding in foundational Indian Buddhist texts, this book offers new insights into the complexities of female renunciation and gender relations in modern Thai Buddhism." --Publisher's description.

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